Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H20N optical disc drive White vs Samsung SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:No
- SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Product colour
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:White
- SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
Interface
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:EIDE/ATA
- SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
CD-R read speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:48x
- SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
CD-RW read speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:48x
- SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
- SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black:148.2 x 42 x 170 mm

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Comparison of GSA-H20N, SH-B123A
30 specifications	A LG GSA-H20N optical disc drive White Model GSA-H20N View product	B Samsung SH-B123A optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-B123A View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	770 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	148.2 x 42 x 170 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 KB/s

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